Man shot 7 times in gun battle; 2nd man also wounded

5:40 AM,
Jul. 17, 2013

Written by

Janice Morse

One man suffered seven gunshot wounds but is expected to survive following a gun battle, Cincinnati police Lt. Michael Savard said late Tuesday.

That man and a second man were shot around 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Hale Avenue, Avondale. One victim was treated at University of Cincinnati Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the leg; a second victim with seven wounds "all over his body," including his chest, was stabilized at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the first hospital the man's girlfriend was able to find as she ...